Expensive Fight Over NFL Player’s Position Plays Out On Twitter

New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham (80) runs into the end zone while scoring on a touchdown pass against the Houston Texans during their NFL football game in New Orleans, La., Sept. 25, 2011. (REUTERS/Sean Gardner)

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The New Orleans Saints and player Jimmy Graham are butting heads over what position he plays. His Twitter bio and website say that he’s a tight end, but he is insisting he’s a wide receiver.

The semantics of this matter, since a franchise tight end makes $7 million, while a wide receiver makes $12.3 million. The NFLPA says that Graham performs the actions of a receiver 67 percent of the time, but the NFL says his social media presence shows he identifies as a tight end, making him a tight end, reports For The Win.

Graham might want to think about changing his bio if he wants the extra $5.3 million a receiver gets. He’s been with the Saints since 2010.

Among @NFL’s arguments: Jimmy Graham meets in the TE room, lines up where TEs line up… and lists himself as a TE on Twitter (really).